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Acanthocardia echinata (Linneaus, 1758) European prickly cockle |
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photo by
Coudre, Christian |
| Family: | Cardiidae (cockles) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 619 m | |||
| Distribution: | Arctic, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Canadian Arctic to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, south to Morocco, Madeira Island and Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean. Polar to subtropical. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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